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Danny the Champion of the World

1989-04-29
6.152
en 99m
Drama
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.

Director

Gavin Millar

Props

Paul Bradburn

Director of Photography

Oliver Stapleton

Original Music Composer

Stanley Myers

Novel

Roald Dahl

Screenplay

John Goldsmith

gypsy poacher based on children's book single father pheasant father son relationship

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Children's Film Foundation (CFF)
  • Thames Television
  • Portobello Pictures